Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-17
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
pIscusaroSoS rHEBILLTo ALLowraE
GOVERNOR TO REMOVE rREAsURERs.
Appropriation Of $50, 900 for Publishing
the Code Scrip Bill-Heaolutions Look
ing TO an Early Adjournment.

Df Nel3tP met
O'Clock ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS John ~
Massey IN the chair. There was no prayer
VIRGINIA WESTERN ROAD.
The first matter which came up was Mr.
Causey's resolution directing the Commit
tee on Roads and Internal Navigation to
INQUIRE immediately into the eXpediency 81
repoIting 4 bill to amend an act ail-
thorizng county subscriptions 10 the
c,pitel stock of the Virginia Western
railroad, passed at this session OF The
General Assembly. This resolution was
introduced Just before adjournment on
Saturday. The pending question wa. or
Gcrcd and The vote on the adoption OF me
resolution showed no quorum present /;
therefore the senate adjourned.
When the subject came no Yesterday
morning Mir. Williams novel TO recon-
.fGer the vote by which the pending q1es-
ton was ordered.
The SenMc refused to reconsider, and
the resolution was rejected.
INTRODUCED AND PLACED on THE CALENDAR.
By Sir. Blackstone, OF Accomlck: 70
amend aud re.enact chapter il3 OF the Acts
of 1SS5-'sG TO prescribe the times for the
holding Of the terms OF the court OF the
Eighth judicial circuit, approved March 3,
1886. The bill proposes that the court-
Shall be held a. follows: Elizabeth City
county, on the second Tuesday in March aud
September; Warwick, third Tuesday IN
March and September; York, fourth Tues
doy in March and September; AcconicN,
Grst Tuesday in April and October;
northampton, third Tuesday In April and
October; New Kent, fourth Tuesdly In
Arril and October; James City and city OF
WI llansburg, second Tuesdly in Nav
and November; Charles City, third Tues
cav III May aud N.vembcr.l
Bv MIR. kOner, OF Augusta: 10 amend
AID TCeuacl section l OF an oct prescribing
the duties, pow crs. add liabilities and COM
pcnsstion of certain couOty officers, pro-
Wong for the eel CcliOn OF taxes, and FOR
ire rcrcyl 81 chapters 81 ard As OF the
Code OF 1872, approved March %, 1870, a,
amended. DC &c. The object OF the bill
is 10 make PLAN the law allowing the Com
p,,nW Caith's attorney Of county wbeTe
the courthouse Is situated in a city on to 80
TO reside in said CORPORATION. The bill l.
especially designed 10 meet such cases As The
county OF Augusta, where the c)urt-houNe
i in stanton and the Common Seilth's
attorney Tc,idcS In slid corporation, the
AttoIney.Generol having expressed doubt
.e TO whether under the present law such
officers are eligible.
WHAT THEY GET.
On motion Of Mr.. Lovenstein, tao Senate
proceeded with the consideration OF senate
Crcrossed bills.
One If the first reached was that prOyI.
dug compensation to the members OF the
specis ioint committee acting under reso-
luton OF February s, 1856, appointed TO
examine aud report upon the securities in
the basement offices, and the accountant OF
said committee. The original bill. provided
that The AuCltOr be authorized TO issue his
warrant 10 the following named parties, The
sums annexed 10 compensate them for such
services: To James ID. Craig, $1,000. to be
APPLIED a. q PAYMENT on accOuJt OF an in.
q ease Of his salary from Octnher, 1885,, TO
OGober, 1887; TO j. Richard Wlugfield eni
Charles +. Jones, the sum Of 1906 each; u
Edmund Waddill, j., the sum OF 800;
aud to Ashton Stirke and rDOmaS NJ Nil.
lCr, the sum Of $3.50 for their services on
said committee.
When this bill was last under cOnsidcTl-
tion it was ordered to it, cngrOssment, but
his vote was rccOnsdeTed, and the bill
wa. rcc0mmittcd Othe Finance Committee.
This committee reported it with an amend.
mcnt recommending that the members Of
tie committee he paid four dollars per
da, for each day Of actual service
and tLat the accountant be pad $1,000.
This placed the sums 10 be paid
- follows: j. Richard Winctield, Of
Albemarle, 800; Charles =. Jones, OF
Highland. $500; Edmund Wadtill, IT,, Of
Henrico, $500; and Ashton Starke. Of
Richmond, and Thomas NJ. Miller, OF Man
chester, 5000 zach.
The committees amendment was agreed
10.
An amendment, offered by Mr.. Wick.
ham, changing the pbrl,eology OF the bill
so rs TO change the accountants pay from
an ''incTease Of salary" 10 "ply for extra
services" was adopted.
Mr.. Williams moved 10 amend by striking
oft $1,000 and inserting 500 as compensl-
ton for TIE accountant, Mr.. Craig. This
gentleman, be said. was employed by tue
state At larger salary than any other clerk;
his time helonced to the State, and he
thought $500 sufficient sum to be pad
hlm.
After considerable discussion the amend.
ment was agreed to, and the till a amend.
Cd ordered 10 its cngrOSsment, and under
suspension OF tie rules advanced to IFS
passage.
PUBLISHING THE CODE.
Mr.. Heaton called up the joint resolution
offered by himself on saturday approprl-
tna I3O, 0C0 or 80 much thereof ~ may b.
necessary for publishing and dis ributing
the new Code.
WnCn the resolution was under conside.
ration on SatLrdiy Mr.. WicEham moved to
amend by striking ont 100000 and insert.
Ing &2j,O00. and the question REQUIRED on
tie adoption OF This amendment.
Mr. IIeaton at some length urged the
adoption Of the original resolution with
out the amendment. He was Informed
that to publish the Code with the best
binding would cost but little, II any, less
than the amount asked for.
There was some talk about fixing the
price at which the Code shall be sold, but 1t
was decided best 10 leave this TO the IL
bray Committee Of the next Legislature.
Tie resolution was adopted.
PAY FOR COMMITTEES.
Joint resolutions were adopted providing
for the payment TO members Of the sp'ci ii
Joint Committees on Revision OF the Code
and the Public Debt OF four dollars each
for every day Of actual service rendered
during the recess Of the present session.
Mr.. HeatoD, in calling attention to the
fact that these resolutions should be
adopted, said that the floor OF the room in
which the latter committee meets, in the
Allen house, had been caIpeted, and added
i.at be had not approved OF thi'. The
bondholdeTs, ne thought. had trlmpled on
Virginia enough without giving them a
carpet TO tighten their tread on the floor Of
the cOnmltlec-rOom.
INTRODUCED AND REFEREED.
Nv Mr.. Dalton: ToautbOrize the trustees
OF the Bute-Street Methodist Episcopal
church OF the city of Norfolk to borrow
money and execute deeds OF trust.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
To incorporate the Kentucky, virginia,
Tennessee and CaIOiina Mining and Deyel-
oping Company.
To amend and reenact sections ?, 4, D.,
G, and OF an act entitled an act to cstlb-
lish board Of river and harb0r commits
sioners for NarsemOnd river
To incorporate the Lyon Manufacturing
Company.
To incorporate the Chester Clay Manu-
featuring Company.
70 amend an act to incorporate the town
Of Clifton Forge.
To permit such proportion OF the capital
stock OF any mining or manufacturing com.
pany TO be held by any one person or cor
pOration as the stockholders may permit.
To appropriate money TO build laundry,
&C., IT the Southwestern Lunatic Asylum.
TO remove distractions to the passage OF